Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Frequency: BimonthlyJournal access: Open AccessISSN-print: 1923-2861ISSN-online: 1923-287XJournal scope: Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal. The journal scope encompasses the basic research and clinical research of endocrinology and metabolism. The journal reports the new findings and developments in all endocrine and metabolism fields. The types of manuscript are original article, clinical trials, review, case report, letter to the editor, short communication, book review, and meeting summary.Indexed and covered by: Chemical Abstract (CA); EBSCO; Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ);Worldcat; Google Scholar; Google; JournalTOCs; PubMed: selected citations.Journal archiving and digital preservation: Portico

Adipose tissues play an important role in the pathophysiology of obesity-related diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2D). To describe gene expression patterns and functional pathways in obesity-related T2D, we performed global transcript profiling of omental adipose tissue (OAT) in morbidly obese individuals with or without T2D. Full Text

Mifepristone Utilization in Cushing’s From Large Bilateral Adrenal Adenoma Prior to Surgery

Utilization of mifepristone was described to mitigate hypercortisolism from bilateral adrenal Cushing’s syndrome. A 47-year-old female on abdominal pain evaluation with CT was found to have a 5.4 × 1.7 × 4.9 cm right adrenal nodule and a 4.3 × 2.9 × 3.3 cm left adrenal nodule with calcification on CT scan with each having density of -3 Housefield units. Full Text

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Evaluation of the Clinical Features of Infertile Women With Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Relatively High-Iodine-Intake AreaIt is well known that hypothyroidism may cause menstrual abnormalities, infertility, increased risk of miscarriage, obstetric complications, and adverse outcomes in offspring. On the other hand, some studies have reported the efficacy of supplementation of levothyroxine (LT4) for subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) in infertile women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of infertile SCH patients in Japan. Full Text